frightening accident that injured 17. good morning i'm katie marzullo in for cheryl jennings. >> and i'm kristen sze. amtrak is telling passengers even though trains are running again they should expect delays. early indications of what might have again wrong. amy hollyfield joins us from the scene. >> reporter: questions about how the two rains were on the same track going in opposite directions or why they crashed

into each other. amtrak released a written statement. in that statement it says nothing about how this happened or what can be done in the future to prevent it. the two trains hit head-on. they were going in opposite directions on the same track. one pulling into the station the other was unloading. >> all of a sudden we hear this big explosion we thought waits a forklift. >> reporter: amtrak described the incident as a low speed crash those who experienced it says it was scary. >> i was on my phone then heard a big crash and didn't know what happened everyone got off the train. a couple people hurt. >> my brother fell off his wheelchair rolled back, got a nick on the face now he's in agony from his neck down to his back. >> reporter: 17 people were hurt. the injuries were minor from bumps and bruises to a broken arm. act tram isn't saying what

caused the -- amtrak isn't saying what caused the crash a firefighter says one of the operators was to blame. >> the train that was moving ran a red signal, according to amtrak representative. and hit the stationary train head-on. >> reporter: crews worked into the morning to repair the track and move the two trains. the oakland station was closed until 8 a.m.. some commuters showed up at their stations about the hope the tracks would be clear in time to get them to work. >> we -- we were told we would be bused in but it wasn't necessary it cleared by the time we came through. >> reporter: the federal raid road administration is investigating so is union pacific. right now no official answers as to how these two trains could crash at all and why it would be a head-on collision.

amy hollyfield, abc7 news. minutes ago two bay area lawmakers unveiled new legislation meant to force pg&e go rid of a specific type of gasline. many say it is an accident waiting to happen. in one community it has. terry mcsweeney is live in cupertino. >> reporter: this is a story that may leave viewers wondering who is watching out for the public safety this is a condo in cupertino at homestead and blue drive that exploded last month. an explosion that some saw coming 30 years ago. look at the press conference just breaking up now. two assembly men want to force utilities to take safety recommendations seriously this is where a two inch plastic pipe cracked and leaked naturals go found a heat source and exploded no one hurt. in 1928 pipe manufacturer due

upon warned this kind of pipe could become brittle and break three pipes did nationally, killing 40s in the 90s. >> mandated to look at or explain, if they don't move forward with the recommendations to explain why they are not. none of that is done today. none of that is discussed not even part of their agenda. this has to change and this bill will do that. >> reporter: 40 people died in the 90s with when this kind of pipe exploded. pg&e says it will begin replacing this section of pipe next machine. some say there may be thousands of miles of this kind of pipe in the area and utilities have to be forced to look at the recommendations of the ntsb. this bill he says with will do that. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. one person injured when a fire broke out in a -- in oakland this morning. the -- it started 6:30 a.m..

firefighters pulled out with one person suffering from smoke inhalation that person was taken to a hospital but is fire inspectors are still on the scene no word on what caused the fire. oakland's mayor and city administrator are set to name a new interim police chief this afternoon. chief batts resigned tuesday. he will officially leave early november. batts says he can't manage the department with the resources and bureaucracy he's facing. assistant chief jordan is expected to take over. he served in the role for seven months in 2009 following the resignation of chief tucker. new report indicates foreclosures are on the rise again. the number of homes that received a first time default notice is up 14% from last quarter. california has the second highest foreclosure rate in the u.s.. 1 in 88 homes in the state has

received a foreclosure notice last quarter. the increase is seen as a sign that banks are moving more aggressively against borrowers. real estate experts say a revival in the housing market is not likely as long as there's a glut of potential foreclosures. ceo of solyndra has stepped down. new court documents show he resigned last friday, two weeks after he appeared before a congressional panel and refused to answer questions about the 500 million dollar government loan guarantee solyndra received. the san franciscon1lóy chronicle reports so solyndra -- solyndra wants to our todd nielsen who served as bankruptcy trustee for former boxer mike tyson. a day after ing wells far held quarters activists are turning their attention to another subject, public education. organizers plan to rally

outside an education conference in downtown fran and at 4:00 p.m.. the two-day conference is being put on by the foundation for excellence in education. former florida governor bush heads the non-profit which wants to end teacher tenure and seniority-based pay. rupert murdoch will give the keynote tomorrow. activists say the group wants to sell-out public education. >> protesters plan to kickoff occupy richmond today. organizers will target the chevron refinery and safeway that has left town. the rally will start at 4 p.m., next to the east bay center for performing arts followed by a march to the refinery. protesters plan to camp by richmond city hall for several days. risky rescue overnight in the sierra foothills. a man jumped off california's tallest bridge then called 911 himself. fairy tale wedding in the nation that builds itself as the happiest place on earth. $

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. base jumper took a late night leap from california's tallest bridge had to be rescued after he got caught in a tree.

look at this video, it is -- it is dark you can see him handling still harnessed. crews rescued the jumper something they said was dangerous because of the wind created by the chopper's rotors. >> it is dark at night which has its own problems. in addition, you have an individual who is precariously hung in a tree. we don't though how secure he is. -- we don't know how secure he is. air meeting with the parachute makes it a difficult rescue. >> the man hung from his snagged parachute for an hour before calling 911 from his own cell phone. with once back on land police arrested him. this morning investigators in southern california have identified the man they say killed eight and critically injured another at a salon. the shooting in seal beach appears to be the deadliest in orange county history.

42-year-old scott evans dekraai has been arrested on suspicion of murder. friends of the owner says he was the ex-husband of a stylist who worked there and was involved in a custody balance. >> we knew him to be a problem. with weapons, -- and we kind of thought this in the back of our hearts it was like this could happen. it was no surprise. i didn't have to ask who did it we knew it was him. >> seal beach police officers arrested dekraai a half mile away from yesterday's shooting rampage. investigators found a number of weapons in his truck. three uc berkeley grads will meet with secretary of state hillary clinton this afternoon. sean bauer, josh fattal, sarah shourd and their families will be at the state department in washington, d.c.. bauer and fattal were released from a tehran prison last month after more than two years.

shourd was freed last year. the three were arrested in 2009 accused of straying across the unmarked border teen a rack and iran. they were con i can ised of spying. they've didn't today that claim. a role wedding -- a royal wedding has transformed a commoner into a queen. this fairy tale is playing out in the tiny nation of bhutan in the him lay s. the king nicknamed the asian elvis for his style married a 21-year-old college student. it with was the ceremony in the kingdom of 7 ,000. at 31 the groom is the youngest king in the world. he attended college in boston is a celtics fan. can see him in a jersey now. i like it. >> meteorologist leigh glaser with the forecast. >> it is a terrorism fix day. temperatures at our beaches in the 70s, heading close to 80 today live look from our east

bay cam over the bay for a terrific day to be outside. forecasts coming up. plus, how safe is your child's booster seat? the latest test results, just ahead. >> new technology that ebay is rolling out to make shopping for anything a snap.

new study says more booster seats are getting berratings when it comes to protecting children. -- after examining more than 80 models nhtsa has put 31 seats on its list of best bets. all brands the institute says correctly position a seat belt in any type of vehicle.

despite the record number getting good marks not all boosters made the grade. for a list of best buys go to abc7news.com click on see it on tv. ucla researchers may have found a new test that could detect pancreatic cancer early. steve jobs' recent death from complications related to the disease has know ed new attention on it. a study -- found that banks had different levels of a certain bacteria in their saliva compared to healthy people. the next step is try to determine whether the bacteria is a cause or effect of the cancer. no test can identify pancreatic cancer before it spreads. the study appears -- [ unintelligible ] meteorologist leigh glaser joining us with a look at this lovely weather. a look at ocean beach

right now, beautiful day. temperatures already in the 70s. by this afternoon, upper 70s even low 80s expected at the coast. you can see a little haze out there nonetheless, delightful day, nice visibilities better as with we head through the afternoon. here's a look at our current reading. half moon bay right now 74°. san francisco 73. 73 oakland as well as napa lots of sun into the east bacon cord 76, 74 and the kwrbg, 75 livermore, san jose -- 73. today warm not only inland also at the coast, clear and mild overnight tonight. saturday, sunday, winds with will shift from offshore to more onshore that's when we'll start to cool down.

nice of ridge of high sure billing in relatively clear today. high pressure to the -- building in relatively clear today. high pressure to the north, circulation around the two systems bringing offshore winds from land to sea and that's what is going to heat up the coast today as i mentioned temperatures there in the 80s. we'll look for 80s across much of the bay area today. turning your attention to the state map especially southern california numerous record high there yesterday. probably again today, los angeles expected high 98°, 104 palm springs, even san diego into the record range at 90 expected high there. compared to sacramento 87 and eureka 63°. here's our highs for this afternoon, warming up, 8 san jose, 90 loss go guy toes -- 90 los gatos. pacifica 77. mid upper 80s near the

peninsula. 82 downtown san francisco today. north bay, napa 86 oakland later today, 84 hayward. intear east bay flirting to near 90. 88 concord, 87 -- santa cruz today nice and warm with 85. here's the 7-day another day, another warm one friday. after that the winds will shift to more onshore that means cooler weather, the fog returns and temperatures will cool into next week. you know how you see someone walking down the street with the shoes you want or the purse you want? ebay is set to introduce technology later this year to help customers track down that product by taking its picture. company officials plan to add an image recognition feature

to ebay's mobile app. snap a picture upload the pick you are to ebay and the service will display similar items for sale on its website. not clear if it would only work for clothing or any product. >> that wouldn't give you pause if someone stopped and took your picture? hollywood star spending her morning in the bay area to raise awareness about domestic violence.

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horror show at home. michael finney has the safest way to carve that pumpkin. at 5:00 the east bay company going to bat against the giants in a match-up over who has it the rights to the san francisco logo. these stories at 4:00 and 5:00 today. october is domestic violence awareness month. cheryl jennings is preparing to emcee a luncheon honoring an organization. a local group working to raise awareness about domestic violence. the keynote speaker is actress erin grey who started in buck rogers, silver spoon and port charles a domestic violence survivor this morning she talked about playing powerful women on television as she felt powerless at home. >> i was a celebrity, a star and successful and considered myself intelligent and somewhat fearless in manyó!wó @ ways. i left home at 17, traveled around the world. i could do all of that. in a relationship i couldn't speak up for myself.

and i couldn't set boundaries. and i didn't know i had the right to. >> this is the 19th year of the rebuilding lives lunch. from a jazz great to a rodeo. >> don sanchez has it all in this week's what's hot. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: one of the bans at treasure island the weekend. hop aboard a san francisco treat car for dance. bay area dance companies on muni from the city center. ♪ ♪ >> one of the s of jazz sandoval returning to san francisco for the weekend. -- annual rodeo, horse show, live stock show two weekends.

the couple struggles to reconnect pow better and relationships after katrina in a new play in the lower nine from theater works. you've seen their pumpkin now celebrate their art. half moon bay festival has it all. celebrate the day of the dead at the arts cultural center. the hula show award winning dance company explores the link between san francisco and hawaii. traditional and nontraditional music. don sanchez, abc7 news. for all of us here thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next. >> keep track of the latest news at twitter. sure, pulling the mold, ldntew, and grime from

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